| 1455 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1537 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3467 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1790 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1610 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1132 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1708 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1825 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1069 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1494 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1645 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 871 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1188 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 934 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 26875 | Morohashi |
| 1293 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4389 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 925 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 993 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1377 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1768 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 粋 【スイ】 essence, the best, cream, chic, smart, stylish, tasteful, refined, sophisticated, considerate, understanding, thoughtful, tactful, familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
- 粋が身を食う 【スイガミヲクウ】 too much pleasure ruins a man (esp. in reference to spending too much time with geisha and prostitutes), playing the dandy ruins a man
- 国粋 【コクスイ】 national characteristics
- 清粋 【セイスイ】 elegance
Kun reading compounds
- 粋 【いき】 chic, smart, stylish, tasteful, refined, sophisticated, understanding, considerate, thoughtful, sensible, familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
- 粋がる 【いきがる】 to be pretentious, to put on airs, to try to appear smart, to act brave, to try to look cool
- 不意気 【ぶいき】 vulgar, unrefined
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- elegancia
- estilo
- esencia
Portuguese
- chique
- estilo
- pureza
- essência
- supra-sumo
- a nata
- elite
- selecionados
French
- élégance
- chic
- style
- pureté
- essence
- élite
- de choix
| 1055 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6b4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 9494.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7c8b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1425 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 狂 【キョウ】 (some type of) enthusiast, someone possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
- 狂気 【キョウキ】 madness, insanity
- 酔狂 【スイキョウ】 whim, caprice, vagary, eccentricity
- 躁狂 【ソウキョウ】 frenzy, delirium, wild excitement, mania
Kun reading compounds
- 狂う 【くるう】 to go mad, to lose one's mind, to go crazy, to go insane, to get out of order, to go amiss, to malfunction, to become imprecise, to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.), to fall through, to get mixed up, to go crazy (over someone or something), to get enthusiastic, to go wild
- 狂おしい 【くるおしい】 mad (with grief, love, etc.), crazy, out of one's mind, on the verge of insanity
- 狂おしい 【くるおしい】 mad (with grief, love, etc.), crazy, out of one's mind, on the verge of insanity
Readings
- Korean:
- gwang
Spanish
- locura
- desorden
- enloquecer
- loco
- demente
Portuguese
- lunático
- louco
- insano
- confundir
French
- fou
- aliéné
- insensé
- confusion
| 1161 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1352 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2872 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 972 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1523 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 366 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 883 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 904 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1513 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1300 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 318 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 202 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 241 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 266 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 20287 | Morohashi |
| 269 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3562 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 260 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 277 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1141 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2972 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3g4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4121.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 72c2 | Unicode hex code |